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Monday, June 12, 2006

Dinner without heating the house...

The new season of Hell's Kitchen starts tonight. We liked the last season and have been looking forward to seeing what this one brings. I can't imagine how stressful it must be to be in his kitchen! Anyone else going to watch?

When it is this hot outside (108 today!), it is nice to make things for dinner that do not require you to heat up the house with the stove. I made tonight's recipe in The Griddler, but this meal would be great on an outside grill.

Spicy Jerk Chicken Kebabs with Bell Peppers and Pineapple are sweet with a spicy bite to them. To start off, cubed chicken breast is marinated in a pungent combination of toasted spices, brown sugar, lime, soy sauce, Worcestershire, paprika, thyme, garlic, shallots, fresh ginger and jalapeños. I left the jalapeño whole to pump up the heat, but if you want a more mild version, seed them before using. For a fun flare, diced pineapple in addition to chopped red and yellow peppers are threaded onto the skewers between the juicy chicken breasts. As the fruit and veggies caramelize, the sweetness is brought to the surface. When you reach a piece, it helps to calm down the bite from the racy marinade.

*If you opt to use wooden skewers, be sure to soak them for a bit in water to reduce the chance of charring them.

13 comments:

Joe - Those jerk skewers look amazing. I can just imagine them serving them on smaller stakes as a pass-around for a fancy party. It sounds like the clock is ticking down for your big move. I hope it goes well!!!

I loved Hell's Kitchen last year too and eagerly ran home to catch the premiere last night. I was so disappointed. The show has basically turned into every other over-the-top reality show that loves to humiliate people and create never-in-real-life sitatuations. The contestants are a joke- the only one that could maybe run a restaurant is Heather- and Gordon Ramsey is just becoming too much. Can any of those people even boil water? No wonder Ramsey is so mad all the time! Hello casting department?!